A User's Guide to the Brain

A book by John Ratey that considers perception, consciousness, emotion, memory and other topics.
By Paul Chance, published on March 01, 2001 - last reviewed on August 18, 2005

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If you're looking for a book that will explain that mysterious space between your ears, take a look at A User's Guide to the Brain. Written with a minimum of medical jargon by John Ratey, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, the book considers perception, consciousness, emotion, memory and other topics in an accessible way.

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